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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Solicitation of Nominations for
Members of the USDA Grain Inspection
Advisory Committee
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice to solicit nominees.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA) is seeking nominations for
individuals to serve on the USDA Grain
Inspection Advisory Committee
(Advisory Committee). The Advisory
Committee meets twice annually to
advise GIPSA on the programs and
services it delivers under the U.S. Grain
Standards Act (USGSA).
Recommendations by the Advisory
Committee help GIPSA better meet the
needs of its customers who operate in a
dynamic and changing marketplace.
DATES: GIPSA will consider
nominations received by February 8,
2012.
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Submit nominations for the
Advisory Committee by completing
form AD–755 and mail to:
• Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250 Attn: Grain
Inspection Advisory Committee.
Form AD–755 may be obtained via
USDA’s Web site: https://
www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/AD–
755.pdf.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terri L. Henry, telephone (202) 205–
8281 or email Terri.L.Henry@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
required by section 21 of the USGSA (7
U.S.C. 87j), as amended, the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretary) established the
Advisory Committee on September 29,
1981, to provide advice to the GIPSA
Administrator on implementation of the
USGSA. The current authority for the
Advisory Committee expires on
September 30, 2015. As specified in the
USGSA, each member’s term is 3 years
and no member may serve successive
terms.
The Advisory Committee consists of
15 members, appointed by the
Secretary, who represent the interests of
grain producers, processors, handlers,
merchandisers, consumers, exporters,
and scientists with expertise in research
related to the policies in section 2 of the
USGSA (7 U.S.C. 74). While members of
the Advisory Committee serve without
compensation, USDA reimburses them
for travel expenses, including per diem
in lieu of subsistence, for travel away
from their homes or regular places of
business in performance of Advisory
Committee service (see 5 U.S.C. 5703).
A list of current Advisory Committee
members and other relevant information
are available on the GIPSA Web site at
https://www.gipsa.usda.gov. Under the
section ‘‘I Want To * * * ’’ select
‘‘Learn about the Advisory Committee.’’
GIPSA is seeking nominations for
individuals to serve on the Advisory
Committee to replace six members and
four alternate members whose terms
will expire March 31, 2012.
Nominations are open to all
individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, gender, national origin,
age, mental or physical disability,
marital status, or sexual orientation. To
ensure that recommendations of the
Advisory Committee take into account
the needs of the diverse groups served
by the USDA, membership shall
include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities.
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The final selection of Advisory
Committee members and alternates is
made by the Secretary.
Alan R. Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Solicitation of Nominations for Members of the USDA Grain
Inspection Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice to solicit nominees.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is seeking nominations
for individuals to serve on the USDA Grain Inspection Advisory
Committee (Advisory Committee). The Advisory Committee meets twice
annually to advise GIPSA on the programs and services it delivers under
the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA). Recommendations by the Advisory
Committee help GIPSA better meet the needs of its customers who operate
in a dynamic and changing marketplace.
DATES: GIPSA will consider nominations received by February 8, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit nominations for the Advisory Committee by completing
form AD-755 and mail to:
Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250 Attn: Grain
Inspection Advisory Committee.
Form AD-755 may be obtained via USDA's Web site: https://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/AD-755.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri L. Henry, telephone (202) 205-
8281 or email Terri.L.Henry@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 21 of the USGSA (7
U.S.C. 87j), as amended, the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary)
established the Advisory Committee on September 29, 1981, to provide
advice to the GIPSA Administrator on implementation of the USGSA. The
current authority for the Advisory Committee expires on September 30,
2015. As specified in the USGSA, each member's term is 3 years and no
member may serve successive terms.
The Advisory Committee consists of 15 members, appointed by the
Secretary, who represent the interests of grain producers, processors,
handlers, merchandisers, consumers, exporters, and scientists with
expertise in research related to the policies in section 2 of the USGSA
(7 U.S.C. 74). While members of the Advisory Committee serve without
compensation, USDA reimburses them for travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, for travel away from their homes or
regular places of business in performance of Advisory Committee service
(see 5 U.S.C. 5703).
A list of current Advisory Committee members and other relevant
information are available on the GIPSA Web site at https://www.gipsa.usda.gov. Under the section ``I Want To * * * '' select
``Learn about the Advisory Committee.''
GIPSA is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the
Advisory Committee to replace six members and four alternate members
whose terms will expire March 31, 2012.
Nominations are open to all individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, gender, national origin, age, mental or physical
disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. To ensure that
recommendations of the Advisory Committee take into account the needs
of the diverse groups served by the USDA, membership shall include, to
the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
The final selection of Advisory Committee members and alternates is
made by the Secretary.
Alan R. Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
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